Water-cycle.



Patented 1an. 28, |902.

JN0. 69u05.

s. R. PERRY.' WATER CYCLE. (Appligasion med Feb. 1e, 1.901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.y

SYLVESTER R. PERRY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

WATER-(HOLE.I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,805, dated January28, 1902. Application tied February 16, 1901'. saisi 116.47.656. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLvEsTER R. PERRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Water-Cycle, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to water-cycles, and has for its object to producea cycle in which the motive power is supplied by an ordinary bicycleplaced thereon and in which the bi; cycle is adjustably securedfor'varying the amount of pressure ,between the driving' .force with theleast expenditure of power.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the improvedconstruction and novel arrangement of parts of a water-cycle, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numeralsindicate corresponding parts in each of the views in which they occur,Figurel is a sideelevation ofV a Water-cycle embodying my invention.Eig. 21s a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalView. Fig. 4 is a detail view.

In constructing my improved water-cycle I secure two parallel floats 1 1at a suitable distance apart by meansy of cross-bars 2 2. Journaled insuitable bearings at the rear ends of the floats is a paddle-wheel 3,which is preferably formed from two flanges 4, loosely mounted uponashaft 5. Secured to each iiange are radially-arranged arms 6, to theouter ends of which are secured paddles 7. The flanges are secured atthe proper distances apart by means of rods 8, and two dogs or .clamps 9are rigidly secured to the shaft 5, with their free ends in engagementWith one or more of the rods V8, so that lwhen the shaft is revolved thedogs or clamps will cause the paddle-wheel to revolve with it. Thepaddles 7 are preferably secured tothe rear edges of the arms 6, so thatwhen the Wheel is being revolved it will be impossible for the Water topass out laterally. A suitable covering 10, as shown in dotted lines,may be placed over the wheel to prevent its throwing Water upon therider.

Journaled transversely of the cycle at a suitable distance in front ofthe paddle-Wheel is a gear-Wheel 11, one end ofthe hub of Whichispreferably extended beyond its bearing and provided with asprocket-Wheel 12,. A chain 13 runs from the Wheel 12 to asprocket-Wheel 14 on the end of the shaft 5 for the purpose of rotatingthe wheel. Y- Journaled directly in front of the gear-Wheel 11 is ashaft15, upon which are rigidly secured a gear-pinion 16 and a frictionpulley 17. The gear Wheel 11 meshes with the gear-pinion 16, and itsbearings are so arranged in relation,V thereto that the wheel may beraised or lowered for the purpose of tightening the chain. One means forsecuring the wheel11 in this manner is by means of the ordinaryslottedbrackets 18, within which the shaft of the gear-wheel is mountedandl secured in the same manner as is done in the ordinary gear-cuttinglathes.

Directly in front of the friction-pulley and gear-pinion are twostandards 19, thel tops of Whichare preferably slotted, as shown at 20,for the reception of lthe rear portion of the frame of a bicycle21,which is secured thereon for the purpose of propelling the cycle. Abrace-rod 22 extends from each one of the floats nearly to the top ofits respective standard and is rigidly secured thereto for the purposeof giving sufficient rigidity to the standards.

Pivotally secured at the upper ends of the braces, preferably by meansof eccentric-levers 23, are two hooked clamps 24E, which are adapted tobe passed over the side bars of the v frame of the bicycle to firmlysecure the m'achine in position. The lower ends of the standards arepreferably screw-threaded and IOO provided with nuts 25, by means ofwhich the standards may be adjusted vertically to secure the propel`amount of tension or pressure between the driving-wheel of the bicycleand the friction-pulley of the water-cycle, the periphery of said pulleybeing preferably flat and provided with a covering of rubber or othersuitable yielding material.

The front wheel of the bicycle is supported in a cradle 26, which ispivotally mounted upon one of the cross-bars of the water-cycle. Thecradle is preferably curved,with each end provided with a shoe 27 ,theshoe being curved in cross-section to correspond with the curvature ofthe tire of the bicycle. The pivot 28 of the cradle is secured to thecross-bar by means of a clamp 29, and the cross-bar is adjustableaxially to permit of the pivot of the cradle being placed in perfectalinement with the fork of the bicycle and laterally to permit of itsbeing moved longitudinally of the ioats to adjust the cradle for thereception of the front wheel of the diiferent makes of bicycles.

rlwo side arms 30 are secured to the cradle and extend laterally to apoint over each of the oats, where they are connected with rods 31,which extend rearwardly through suitable bearings and are connected toone of the cross bars or yokes 32 of the rudder, there being a rudderupon each oat and each rudder being provided with two cross bars oryokes, the ends of which are connected by suitable tierods 33. The sidearms are preferably made tapering toward each end and are arrangedflatwise to secure the necessary strength with the least amount ofmaterial, the material being preferably cut away at the central or widerportion.

If it be desired to increase the power of the bicycle-wheel upon thepaddle-wheel, I provide an additional friction-pulley 34, which isjournaled at a suitable point in front of the pulley 17 to be broughtinto engagement with the tire of the bicycle at a point in front of thestandards 19. The periphery of this wheel is preferably flat andprovided with a yielding rim or tire in the same manner as the pulley 17and is also made adjustable vertically in its bearings in anysuitablemanner, so thatit can be brought into or removed from contact with therim of the bicycle-wheel whenever desired. Its shaft is extended at oneend, as shown at 35, and provided with a sprocketwvheel 3G, (shown onlyin dotted lines,) from which a sprocket-chain 37 eX- tends to asprocket-wheel 38, secured to the gear-pinion 16, said chain and wheelbeing also shown only in dotted lines. By arranging the parts in thismanner the driving-Wheel of the bicycle will contact with both pulleysand the power transmitted thereto will be transmitted through thesprocket-chains to the paddle-wheel.

In using my improved water-cycle the bicycle is rigidly secured inposition upon the standards and in the cradle and adjusted so as tosecure the required pressure between its driving-wheel and the frictionpulley or pulleys of the water-cycle. The rider then takes the seat ofthe bicycle and propels it in the same manner as upon the land, whichwill cause the paddle-wheel to be revolved with suicient force and powerto drive the watercycle forward. The course of the water-cycle can begoverned by the handle-bars of the bicycle in the same manner as thoughthe bicycle were being used upon the land.

By means of the extra friction-pulley,whieh may be thrown into or out ofgear, as desired, the water-cycle may be propelled with great speed orunder adverse c ircumstances by moving it upward into contact with thedriving-wheel of the bicycle, or it may be lowered out of contact withthe wheel when it is desired to only use the ordinary pressure andfriction for propelling the watercycle. After use the bicycle can bequickly released from the water-cycle by simply operating theeccentric-levers to release the hooked clamps,when the bicycle may belifted from the tops of the standards and removed from the water-cycleand operated the same as it was before being used upon the watercycle.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desireto Asecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a water-cycle, the combination, with a float provided with apaddle-wheel, of a friction-pulley for operating the wheel, twostandards adjacent to the pulley, the lower end of each of which isscrew-threaded and provided with nuts and the upper end is slotted, abrace for each standard, the upper end of which is provided with ahooked clamp and an eccentric-lever for causing the clamp to engage withthe frame of a bicycle, substantially as described.

2. In a water-cycle, the combination, with a fioat, of a shaft journaledat the rear end thereof, two disks upon the shaft, rods between saiddisks,.arms on said disks, paddles secured to said arms, clamps rigidlysecured to the shaft and engaging with said rods, a friction-pulley,operating mechanism between said pulley and said shaft, and means for securing a bicycle in engagement with said pulley, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a water-cycle, the combination, with a float, of a shaft journaledat the rear end thereof, two disks mounted thereon at a distance fromeach other, radially arranged arms secured to the disks, paddles securedto the rear edges of said arms, a friction-pulley and intermediategearing device for operating said shaft and paddles, and meansadjustable independently of and over said pulley for securing a bicyclein engagement with said pulley, substantially as described.

4. In a water-cycle, the combination, with two oats, each of which isprovided with a rudder and two connected yokes, of crossn IIO lpor-tinga bicycle in said cradle and in position to operate the paddle-wheel,substan-v tially as described. f

bars `for holding said oats ata distance from each other, one of whichis provided with a cradle, side arms extending from said cradle to apoint over the-oats, rods from each end SYLVESTER R. PERRY. 5 of saidarms 1:0 said yokes, a paddle-wheel at the rear of said oabs providedwith means for operating the same, and means for sup- Witnesses:

HARRY A. WHITNEY, FRANK S. BARTHOLOMEW.

